Texas dance halls
Subtitle: a two-step circuit
By: Gail Folkins ; photographs by J. Marcus Weekley.
Series: Voice in the American West
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lubbock, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9780896726031
Subjects: Dance halls -- Texas.; Dance -- Social aspects -- Texas.; Music and dance -- Texas.; Czech Americans -- Texas.; German Americans -- Texas.
Description: "Blending literary and photo-journalism, history, and storytelling, essays examine eighteen Texas dance halls in terms of their music, culture, and community. Also considers the predominantly Czech and German heritage from which these halls evolved, as well as the cultural dynamics that enable them to continue as centers of community"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188) and index.
Table of contents: title: Dance hall heritage : Twin Sisters Hall; title: 'Til the cows come home : Swiss Alp Dance Hall; title: War stories and a wedding : Hilltop Hacienda; title: Deer, friends, and jars of fish : London Hall; title: Where Europe talks Texan : KJT, Dubina, and Freyburg Halls; title: Dancing, boozing, and horses : Roundup Hall; title: Still burning bright : Star Hall; title: Spirits of Coupland : Coupland Dance Hall; title: Weekend nights, city lights : Broken Spoke; title: Behind the beer garden : Saengerrunde Hall; title: Making Texas music : Gruene Hall; title: Dancing in the park with Little Joe y la Familia : Indian Springs Park; title: If Alice isn't happy, nobody's happy : Sefcik Hall; title: Today's dance hall family : Saengerhalle Dance Hall; title: Sunday lunch in La Grange : Round-Up Hall; title: The 57th Juneteenth celebration : Wright's Park; title: Uhland secrets : Club 21; title: The fun everybody wants to have Luckenbach Dance Hall.